Payload
GLOBAL-4
OperationalPayloadLEO
GLOBAL-4 is a BlackSky Global payload satellite, launched on August 19, 2019 into LEO.
Loading…
Launch
- Launch date
- August 19, 2019 at 12:12 PM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 381 km
- Periapsis
- 372 km
- Inclination
- 45.01°
- Orbital period
- 92.07 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- BlackSky Global
- Manufacturer
- Spaceflight Industries
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 55 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2019-054E
- NORAD catalog №
- 44499
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational
Related news
Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS
SpaceNews · 10d ago
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Closes Out Space Station Mission
NASA · 17d ago
A New Compact Instrument Enables High-Fidelity Measurements of Energetic Particles on CubeSats
NASA · 19d ago
Plato's electronics ready for space
ESA · 20d ago
Rocket Lab sees Electron gains, Neutron delays in first half of 2026
NASASpaceflight · 1mo ago
Spirit Electronics Announces Managed Access to U.S.-Based Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Programs
SpaceNews · 1mo ago
Space Force fields mobile satellite-jamming system
SpaceNews · 1mo ago
NASA’s Career Technical Education Day Highlights Technical Careers
NASA · 1mo ago
French Space Electronics Firm EREMS Completes €10 Million Expansion
European Spaceflight · 2mo ago
Electronics manufacturer Murata to explore Xona satellite timing service for telecom, data centers
SpaceNews · 2mo ago
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Electron, and Vega C launch missions alongside Starship Flight 12
NASASpaceflight · 2mo ago
The Digital Networks Act: a reform that requires strategic attention for satellite operators
SpaceNews · 3mo ago